Mini-Workshop
Utilization of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for Environmental Monitoring

OFCM
Silver Spring, MD
February 4, 2011

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Last Updated: 11/27/2012

  • Summary Report
(.pdf - 234KB)
  • Agenda
  • Background Paper
  • List of Questions to stimulate discussion
  • Mr. Samuel P. Williamson - Federal Coordinator for Meteorology
Session 1: Unmanned Aircraft System Applications for Environmental Research and Monitoring
  • Ms. Robbie Hood - UAS Program Manager - NOAA
  • Ms. Brenda Mulac - UAS Program lead - Goddard Space Flight Center - NASA
  • Mr. Rickey Petty - Program Manager, Climate and Environmental Science Division, Office of Biological and Environmental Research, U.S. Dep. of Energy
  • Mr. Everett Hinkley - National Remote Sensing Program Manager - USDA Forest Service
  • Mr. Michael Hutt - UAS Program Manager - US Geological Survey
Session 2: Challenges to the Development and Use of UAS for Environmental Monitoring
  • Mr. Randy Willis - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Group, Headquarters (FAA)
  • LCDR Jeffrey Vajda - Unmanned Aircraft Systems - Joint Program Office - US Coast Guard
  • Lt Col Peter "Pepe" LeHew, USAF - Deputy Director ISR Innovations - HQ USAF - A2
  • LTC Trey Kelley - Chief External Programs, Cooperative Programs Integration - Program Manager Unmanned Aircraft Systems US Army
Session 3: Interagency Coordination and Strategic Planning for the Use of UASs to Support Environmental Monitoring
  • Rear Admiral Philip M. Kenul - Director, Marine and Aviation Operations Centers - NOAA
  • Dr. Reginald Beach - Senior Scientist - Office of Ocean Exploration and Research - NOAA
  • Mr. Matt Lucas - NOAA UAS Program Office - TriVector Services, Inc.
Closing Remarks
  • Mr. Michael Babcock - Deputy Federal Coordinator for Meteorology